MINISTER GONE2/25/2010Stalker was taken aback at the rapidity with which the Minister for Food and Horticulture in the Republic resigned from office.

S.A. BOUND2/24/2010During the middle of February there was a mushroom conference being held in South Africa.

VITAMIN D BOOSTER2/24/2010There has been a lot in the national press lately about lack of vitamin D in the diet nowadays.

PLUKROBOT2/24/2010Stalker was much amazed by the progress of the picking robot under development by the guys at CVR Methore in Holland.

DESERT PEAT2/24/2010Stalker was watching the very interesting food programme Jimmyís Global Harvest which has been going out on Thursday evenings on BBC2.

HEAVENS ABOVE2/24/2010Reports in early February of a meteorite landing in the north of Ulster somewhere, whetted Stalkers Indiana Jones instinct.

SUPERMARKET CODE2/24/2010A new code of practice has come into force which is intended to help farmers and food companies when they do business with the main supermarkets

KINSEALY THREATENED2/24/2010Recent reports in the national press seem to confirm that the Kinsealy Research Centre in North Dublin is under threat of closure.

MONAGHAN WEBSITE2/24/2010The Monaghan Mushrooms website is worth a look for anyone that hasnít been there yet.

NAMA & MUSHROOMS2/24/2010Stalker is always seeking links and themes from current affairs news that relate back to the humble mushroom, or affect the local mushroom industry.

MORE MINIMUM WAGE2/24/2010The mushroom sector is no stranger to the problems encountered by workers in the realm of pay and conditions.

MUSH COMB SITE2/24/2010The folk at Mush Comb have been in the business of mushrooms and machinery for over 30 years.

ARMAGH GOLDFINGERS?2/24/2010The on-going saga of the hunt for gold in the hills and valleys of counties Monaghan and Armagh continues.

FUN GUY @ OSCARS2/24/2010Any mushroom folk who have ventured to see the 3D film extravaganza that is Avatar, cannot have missed all the fungi and mushroom-shaped thingys that populate the filmic landscape.

BEAT THE FLU?2/24/2010Bella magazine had a few tips for its readers on how to beat the flu this winter, in their January edition.